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quattrosteph
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Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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 Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:55 pm Post subject: Inspection before buying 996TT S , how to do it ??
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Hi guys,
Did put a deposit on a 996 Turbo S and before buying it I want to have it inspected as I am not very familiar with them. What is the best way to do it ? Shall I use the service of a independant porsche specialist or shall I ask the dealer to send the car to the nearest Porsche garage and get a full report on the general condition of the car ?
Thanks for your help.
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p1rob
Sith Lord
Joined: 20 Jan 2010
Posts: 809
Location: Worcestershire
2004 Porsche 996 Turbo
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:09 am Post subject:
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Tell the dealer to take it to the nearest porsche dealer,inspection £200 +if everything is ok buy the car then get a porsche 2 year warranty on it after 3 month's of ownership,thats what i did, so i could sleep at night 
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Nastymatt
Cop
Joined: 17 Sep 2009
Posts: 413
Location: Surrey
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 10:16 am Post subject:
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Neither way (OPC or indie) is a guarantee.. so I'd suggest making your own decision.
I don't want to sound negative or even put you off but I looked at several cars, had a very well known indie check one and he was very thorough but under estimated an issue which ended up being a deal breaker. The car I bought I sent to a well known OPC (shall we say THE OPC) and they missed a whole heap of stuff (clutch worn, leaking rads etc) that luckily I noticed very soon and the dealer I bought it from put it all right.
Go for which ever you feel most comfortable with. The indie was very expensive, the OPC .. mmm?!?!.. I am not convinced they were bothered or the garage sending it in for inspection didn't have a quiet word to get it through pronto.
One thing I would say is - if the garage are not keen on letting you get it inspected walk away.
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Andrew911
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Joined: 16 Nov 2011
Posts: 104
Location: Bedford
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Maxie
General
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 6044
Location: Herts
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Have you got any pics of the Turbo S in question? Also beware that a few Turbo owners modified their cars by sticking an 'S' badge on after 'turbo' to make it go faster and fool everyone else.
~ Maxie
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jamesdrew1975
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Joined: 28 Feb 2011
Posts: 19
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Didn't all Turbo S come with carbon brakes, or am I thinking of something else? Might be an easier way of telling whether it's an S or not as I wouldn't imagine many regular turbo owners would want to splash out the expense of the brake upgrade to make it look like an S.
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Maxie
General
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
Posts: 6044
Location: Herts
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:19 pm Post subject:
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| jamesdrew1975 wrote: | | Didn't all Turbo S come with carbon brakes, or am I thinking of something else? Might be an easier way of telling whether it's an S or not as I wouldn't imagine many regular turbo owners would want to splash out the expense of the brake upgrade to make it look like an S. |
Spot on....Turbo S came with the PCCB option as standard, identifyable with the yellow calipers.
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MisterCorn
Super Car
Joined: 08 Jan 2011
Posts: 2094
Location: Nottingham, England
2004 Porsche 996 Turbo
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject:
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It is easy to spot a fake S, post some pics up and all will be revealef.
MC
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Porsche News
Motoring Editor
Joined: 08 Feb 2008
Posts: 5182
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| MisterCorn wrote: | It is easy to spot a fake S, post some pics up and all will be revealef.
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Turbo S was available from August 2004.
Turbo S has standard Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB), which are sports punched and internally ventilated ceramic brake discs with a diameter of 350 millimetres at the front and back (911 Turbo: 330 millimetre steel brake discs with a diameter of 350 millimetres front and back) and six-piston monobloc fixed callipers at the front (911 Turbo: four-piston).
In addition to the Turbo S logo on the boot lid and on door mouldings and centre console, and can be identified by its 18-inch wheels in "GT silver metallic". The hubcaps sport a coloured Porsche crest.
The extended standard features include cruise control, a six CD changer system and the green tinted band at the top of the windscreen.
When looking at the dashboard, the dials are aluminium-coloured but also the "Turbo S" logo on the rev counter.
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Sarfend
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Joined: 16 Aug 2009
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Location: Southend on Sea
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject:
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If you can get the VIN (visible through the windscreen into the car) and find out which OPC supplied it, give them a ring or visit them. Some will give you some info. They might quote Data Protection but tell them you're not interested in previous owners just whether its a legit Turbo S and what spec it should be.
I bought mine without a pre inspection from a reputable indie with a 12 month warranty that paid out without any aggro, when the rear spoiler failed.
Good luck.
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